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[Riverkilt]

So today its cold (43 degrees F) and windy in my part of the world. I showed up at work in my blue denim Utilikilt, white/cream kilt hose with soft blue flashes, and a light blue denim shirt...and jacket of course.

As I walked in an elderly lady waiting in the lobby did a double take then said, "Your knees must be cold."

I smiled politely and responded, "Actually, they're quite warm thank you."

Amazing the ways people find to comment on the kilt without actually commenting on the kilt....

Ron

[Andrew Breecher]

One day last winter I walked into a bookstore. The girl behind the counter said, "You must be cold!" I shrugged and said, "My fingers are, anyway." She rested her hands lightly on mine. I should have (but didn't; hindsight is always 20/20!) then said, "You know, my knees are cold too...."

Ah well, now I'll know for next time.

Andrew.

[Graham]

If I had a penny for every time I've been asked that in winter!!

I usually say "no, I have a nice thick wooly on (or leather coat etc)." after which they usually look at my legs and wonder..

[chasem]

I was asked two or three times the other day if I was cold. As someone else mentioned, it seems to be a way to ask about the kilt without really asking about it.

None of the people have ever commented on it before, and I haven't noticed two of the three before (the third is in one of my classes).

[James]

As said in the above posts it is quite common to be asked if one is cold, but I put a rather different slant on it.

In that the kilt as such is accepted and not worthy of comment, but the questioner is making a comparison with their own light female skirts, and so assuming that the kilt wearer must be cold.

My ex had never believed that I could be warm in a kilt-to the very cold evening when we were camping and thanks to a sartorial emergency [she ripped her trousers] she borrowed-or rather stole my spare kilt. Afterwards telling me that despite the cold thankis to the kilt she nearly expired with heat exhaustion.

James

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

The question about being cold is definitely people looking for some info about the kilt but afraid to ask directly. It is funny that the fact that we decide to wear a kilt makes others afraid to ask us questions about it!

We got our first snow here overnight and when we woke up this morning, there was about an ionch of nice powder on the ground. First snow for my daughters, so we HAD to go right out and make a snowman. I threw on my UK mocker, and a heavy weight shirt, and ran out to play with them. Did not even notice the cold, although it was only about 34, so not extremely cold. Tomorrow will be worse, high of 26 with 20-30 mph winds! Yikes

[jfellrath]

Over the past weekend I had a girl telling me I was "pretty extreme" for wearing a kilt in the weather we were having (It was probably in the high 40s/low 50s, I don't remember). She was wearing a winter coat and one of those ski hats with the ear flaps that come down. I think I was wearing my wool kilt, hose, and a fleece sweatshirt.

I told her that the kilt holds in a lot of heat... she refused to believe it. "I've worn skirts, I know how cold it gets." I got a little annoyed after she said that a few times, so I said something like "well, I'll probably get a bit chilly when the cold weather comes." She didn't know what to say to that.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Sure Al and Sherry, rub it in! I'll just sit here and pray one of my kilt or kilt related purchases gets here today to cheer me up for the holiday weekend. I would love to go home and see my Argyll jacket waiting for me!

[Sherry]

Cf. my Happy Thanksgiving post in the OT section.


Sherry

[Mr. Kilt]

Sure Al and Sherry, rub it in! I'll just sit here and pray one of my kilt or kilt related purchases gets here today to cheer me up for the holiday weekend. I would love to go home and see my Argyll jacket waiting for me!

If it makes you feel better, I just got called by dispatch at work. They want me to come in for 2 1/2 hours this afternoon. No bike ride today, but working for double-time OT makes up for it.

And btw...first the similarities in our kitties, now I find out that you're waiting for an Argyll jacket as well. I'm also waiting for the one I bought on Ebay on the 10th. Gee...are we long-lost twin brothers or something?